Folded-paper support and guiding attachment for typewriters



June 1 1926. 1,587,465

E. D. BENNETT 'FQLDED PAPER SUPPORT AND GUIDING ATTACHMENT FORTYPEWRITERS Filed March 30- 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet l E: 3o 20 J 17 g I 5/ ia L ,"3/ 11 15 illinessz' June 1 1926.

E. D. BENNETT FOLDED PAPER SUPPORT AND GUIDING ATTACHMENT FORTYPEWRITERS 2 Sheets-Sheet .2

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EDNY D. BENNETT, 01E MQUND; CITY, KANSAS.

application filed March 30, 1925. Serial 11o. 19AM).

This invention relates to paper support and guiding attachments fortypewriters, and my object is to produce a device for the support oflong strips of paper, preferably folded accordion-like, so that theweight of the support and the paper is entirely removed from thecarriage of the typewriter as distinguished from the construction setout in my former Patent No. 1,247,071, issued November 20, 1917, inwhich the weight of the support and paper is borne by the typewritercarriage.

Another object is to produce a support which is readily adjustable toaccommodate all standard typewriting machines and which is alsoadjustable to accommodate paper of difi'erent widths.

A still further ob'ect is to produce a paper support which is 0 strong,durable, eflicient and inexpensive construction and in order that it maybe fully understood, reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing,in which:-

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a device embodying the invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the same.

'l igure 3 is a section on the line III-Ill of Figure 2. I Figure .4: isa perspective view of one of the paper supporting members.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a slightly modified form of papersupport.

In the said drawing, where like reference characters identifycorresponding parts in all of the figures, 1 indicates a suitable basewhich if of sufiicient weight, may rest on the typewriter table orsupport, or if relatively of light weight, may be permanently attachedthereto, said base having a post extension 2 having a central bore orpassageway 3. Adapted for sliding ad ustment within the bore 3 is a rod4:, held in any predetermined osition of adjustment by. a set screw 5. Te upper end of said rod is enlarged as at 6 and formed with a pair oflaterally projecting ears 7 Embracing and pivotally pinned at one end tosaid ears 7 by means of a pin 8, for horizontal swin ing movement, is askeleton arm or supporting member 10, the opposite end of said arm 10being pivotall secured by a pin 12 to an end of a secon skeleton arm orsupporting member 14. The pivotal adjustment of the arm 10 around thepin 8 '28 and a ion is limited only by abutment of said arm to with theenlarged upper end 6 of the arm 4. In order to limit the pivotalmovement of the arml l around the pin 12, in an expanding direction, theformer is formed with an extension lo'which, through abutment with anupstanding pin 16 on the arm 10, limits the pivotal movement of saidarms 10 and 14 to a position in alinement with each other, the pivotalmovement in the opposite or contracting direction being limited by Wengagement of said pin 16 with a notch 17 cut in the arm 14:, as will beapparent most clearly by reference to Figure 2.

The free end of the supportingmember 14:, is swivelled on a pin 18rigidly secured at its upper end to an L-shaped strap 19, rigidlysecured at its ends to extremities of a pair of spaced parallel sleevesor tubes 20, permanently engaged at their opposite ends with the bottomportion of a right-angle shaped paper guide and support 21. It will benoted that the upstanding portion of said support is shorter than thebottom portion (see Figures 3 and 1), and at one end said upstandingportion is formed at its front W end with a right-angle flange 22overlying the bottom of the support and providing a paper feed openingor slot 23, for a purpose which will hereinafter appear.

The projecting end of the bottom portion of the support 21, is hinged at24: to a strap member 25, and hinged at 26 to the other end of the strapis a clam 27' of such character as to be universal, t at is, adapted togrip the paper guide 28 of any standard W typewriter platen 29 (seeFigure The spaced sleeves 20 slidingly receive a pair of spaced rods 30,rigidly secured at one end to a pair of depending ears 31 of a papersupport and guide 32 correspond- W ing in all respects with the L-sha edguide 21, just described. It will be evident that the guide 32 isslidable'toward and from the guide 21 to accommodate paper of differentwidths, and said guide is equipped with a hinged strap member 25, andthe latter is hinged at 26 to a clam 27, for engaigement with the papergui e 28.

When the device is in use, the clamps 27 will be rigidly engaged withthe plate guide m5 stri of paper, preferably folded accor ion-1i e (seeFigure 3) is placed in the supports 21 and 32, it being writer is nowoperate in the ordinary manner, the hinges 24 and 26 accommodating anyslight difference in the height of the device as regards the typewriterplaten, and the'pivot pins 8, 12 and 18 permitting the arms 10 and 14 toswing or oscillate back and forth in accordance with the movements,

of the carriage, said arms transmitting the entire weight of thesupports and paper to the rod 4. It will be noted that as the platen isrotated the paper will be unfolded and withdrawn from the supports, theoverlying portions of the L-shaped flanges preventing the paper fromkicking or buckling upwardly and the depending portions preventing thefolded bulk of the paper from being dislodged forwardly off thesupports.

In Figure 5, a device corresponding in all respects to that described isillustrated, except that the extension portions of the bottoms of thesupports 21 and 32, are bent upwardly adjacent flat overlying flanges33, to form the feed slot or opening. The oper-- ation of thismodification is similar in all respects to the operationabove-described.

\Vith this arrangement the paper is unfolded from the top instead of thebottom of the mass, and because of this there is a tendency for thepaper to buckle upwardly. 'lo obviate this a small piece of card boardor other light weight may be placed upon the folded paper.

When it is desired to detach the device from the typewriter, the clamps27 are disengaged from guide 28, and the arms 10 and 14 are pivotedaround the pins 8, 12 and 18 until the lower rod of the slidable pair ofrods 30, is engaged with an opening 34 formed in the upper end of theenlarged portion 6 of the rod 4. The rod 30 may be held in this positionthrough clamping engagement by a set screw 35 threaded in the extremityof said portion 6 (see'Figure 1). When the device is thus folded andlocked all tendency for the parts to vibrate or swing back and forth iseliminated.

From the above description it will be apparent that I have produced adevice of the character outlined which possesses all of the features ofadvantage set forth as desirable, and while I have described and claimedthe preferred embodiment of the same, I reserve the right to make allchanges properly falling within the spirit and scope of the appendedclaims.

I claim:

1. In a device of the character described, 7

a paper support pivoted to the other end of said-second arm, and meanscarried by said paper support for detachable engagement with ahorizontally-movable carriage.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with asupport, of an arm pivoted to said support, a second arm pivoted to saidfirst-named arm, a paper support pivoted to the said second arm, andhinge means carried by said paper support and adapted for engagementwitha movable carriage to permit of relative up and down movements ofsaid paper supportand carriage.

3. In adevice of the-character described, the combination with asupport, of an arm pivoted to said support, a second arm pivoted tosaidfirst-named arm, a paper support member pivoted to the said secondarm, .a second'paper support member carried by and movable toward andfrom said firstnamed paper support, and hinge arms carried by each papersup ort, and clamps hinged to said arms and a apted for engagement witha movable carriage to permit of relative up and down movements of saidpaper supports and carriage.

4. In a device of the character described, a post, a vertical rodadjustable on the post, a typewriter carriage guide, a pa er supportattached to and movable with said guide, and a pair of arms pivotallyconnected for horizontal movement, one having a pivotal connection withsaid vertical rod and the other a pivoted connection with and forming asupport for the paper support.

5. The combination of swinging extensible and contractible supporthaving a fixed axis at one end and free at the other end for horizontalmovement in any direction, :1 bracket pivoted to the free end of thesupport, a pair of parallel sleeves carried by the bracket, a pair ofrods extending slidingly through the sleeves, and a paper su port andguide comprising two paral el members respectively mounted rigidly onsaid sleeves and rods, and adapted to cooperatively support and guidepaper for use on a typewritin'g machine.

In witness whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

EDNY D. BENNETT.

